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I will have to try this. I googled it several times and just found the question/proposition, but never an actual answer… While in the fridge, it absorbs odors as well as water from condensation. With regards to your note, you’re not actually adding water to the baking soda. Thanks Mommasita4 To be fair, Penny did also contact my privately about this issue.
Thank you so much! How (And Why!) Thanks for the wonderful tip. I was actually standing above my stove, parchment paper in one hand, foil in the other. This information is a lifesaver. I will try changing plain old baking soda into washing soda and see how my colors turn out from dyeing them. This is my first time participating.
It also works great on getting mildew smells out of towels.
One can clean up from a mess like that with almost anything (baking soda, vinegar, surface wipes, bleach, etc.)
So we would need to have an indicator as to when to stop the heating process. Once you know the differences between the 2 sodas, you’ll be able to tell in no time. Does your eczema get better or worse when you swim in the sea? Hope that helps clarify, and thanks for stopping by! I posted about your blog hop here: Thanks!!!
My new dish-washing liquid is cooling on the counter. Agreed, not actually running the reaction, but seems to be not really a chemical change.
Then you can pick up the edges when cooled and pour it into a storage container (I use metal peanut can from Costco peanuts because it’s a good size and comes with a nice plastic lid–or a home food storage can from powdered milk and the like is the same thing, just usually taller than the peanut can). Is it ok for me to link your website? I’ve been meaning to give those a try. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
I doubt the latter but…To be safe, I searched this as well, never found an answer.
We buy our baking soda in bulk because it’s a main component of our household cleaning, so it’s very cheap. The charcoal absorbs this in a couple of days, sometimes a little longer. Also, it tends to make lots of dust if you’re stirring it vigorously, so that’s why there’s a warning about inhaling it.
Apology accepted. Thank you!
Is that ok? 15 C. 38 D. 10.
I tried to do a quick search just now but didn’t find anything. It’s not nitpicky at all, I can’t stand mistakes like that either, so I’m a little embarrassed at the typo . :-/. Just remember that washing soda should be handled with care – so wear gloves and don’t breathe it in directly.
I would feel SO MUCH BETTER using one that is. My baking soda is poised above a cookie sheet just now!
I’ve been looking all over the place for washing soda so that I could make homemade laundry detergent, so this post is just what I’ve needed!
Ican use baking soda (for odors) in the refrigerator, to create washing soda? Hello! Thanks Sarah!
I posted two “tips”, one from my archive and one I did today. The light produced by signs using neon gas results from electrons that are.
A chemical A is used for the preparation of washing soda to recover ammonia. Washing soda has a pH value of 11, and the pH value of baking soda is around 8. Hi Sara I’m new to your blog and am from South Africa.
I had been wondering why the “baking” (not) soda here looked more grainy, and far too often left a salty taste in my baking. I told you it was simple!
Thanks for sharing your tip! That’s it! My daughter and her friends shared your site with me. I have a quick question.
Do you know if this would work and how much I’d need?
However, it’s very caustic and not edible. Generally, what happens to the rate of dissolution for a solid solute when you change from stirring a solution to not stirring it? As for me I have to drive over 40 miles to a bigger store to find it.
That’s a great question, Kathleen!
Haha kids , It would be lovely to know YOUR recipe. Just make sure the only ingredient listed is sodium carbonate!
), so please disregard my comment…I’ve gone back and edited it to reflect that. Seems so many things are now offered as synthetic, chemical substitutes, and the average person is no longer aware of the basic, fundamental ingredients that actually work as well or better than the fancy stuff – any usually far cheaper.
Also, the BEST thing I’ve used for refrigerator odors (and we’re talking failed-fridge-on-vacation-come-home-to-nasty-awful-stuff type of odors) is charcoal (WITHOUT LIGHTER FLUID ALREADY IN IT!!!!!!!) Thanks for the awesome tip! Washing tips. —> can anyone corroborate this with scientific facts? I am going to try and use the uncoagulated detergent anyway – as I have a lot of time invested into this little project! I’ve had times where I couldn’t find it anywhere, and others where it was all over the place, LOL. I’ve even used it in the barbeque for candle making so I don’t waste it. No kidding! However, I live in Spain and have just realised that I have been using washing soda to bake with, because they more or less don’t bake here, and if they do, they don’t use baking soda!!!
I use vinegar with lavender essential in it for fabric softener.
All of the grocery stores in my area carry Washing Soda right next to the Borax and Fels Naptha bar soap (the 3 ingredients for making laundry detergent).
I’ve been making my own laundry soap for 3 years. Sometimes its sold out when I get there. I love this. Head bowed in gratitude for what will be with me the rest of my life. Great tip, Sarah. The process is really simple. With the “recycling” concept in mind, I did try to recycle my old “fridge baking soda” as others have mentioned and it doesn’t seem to make a difference with in the final product, the odors probably disappear with the heat and evaporation.
I can easily get Washing Soda at my local Walmart – but I cannot pay for it with my food stamps like I can with white vinegar.
2. See how the baking soda likes to clump together, and the washing soda is more flat and spread out? That is seriously the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time! You do sound very sciencey .
thank you for this very informative post. Your Homemade Laundry Soap MIGHT Be Ruining Your Laundry!
And there’s a dishwasher detergent recipe in this post: http://naturesnurtureblog.com/2012/02/07/greener-household-cleaners/, I have been experimenting with the “baking Sodium Bicarbonate into “Sodium Carbonate” procedure for a little while… I have 2 potential tips and/or questions . I saw online that u can find washing soda at ACE Hardware.
I just found your blog today and love it!
I can’t find store-brand washing soda, and because I do my very best to avoid the bad companies that do animal testing (like Arm & Hammer), I love that I can make washing soda now, reducing waste and at least letting ME be cruelty-free. That makes it more cost effective to make than to buy Washing Soap IF one can find it.
Just heat your oven to 400 F (or 200 C), sprinkle some baking soda on a shallow pan, and bake it for about half hour, until it changes composition. I’m not particularly science minded so have a gazillion things to learn still. I ask because i cooked some baking soda, and now whatever i have made heats up when water is added to it (i guess its called heat of solution?). It is listed as “Arm & Hammer 3kg So Clean Laundry Detergent”. The sales clerks can put their finger on anything immediately among all the piles of stuff and will gladly order something if it is not in stock. , Thank you….I get the big bags of A&H Baking Soda at the wholesale warehouse thinking I can use it in all my cleaning recipes….now I can! Describe how washing soda is produced starting from sodium chloride (common salt). Now I can buy that huge bag from the bulk distributor and make it. They make a Spa liquid for home use.
The water and carbon dioxide just bake off during the heating process.
My response to the other commenter (Barbara) was actually wrong.
I will have to try this. I googled it several times and just found the question/proposition, but never an actual answer… While in the fridge, it absorbs odors as well as water from condensation. With regards to your note, you’re not actually adding water to the baking soda. Thanks Mommasita4 To be fair, Penny did also contact my privately about this issue.
Thank you so much! How (And Why!) Thanks for the wonderful tip. I was actually standing above my stove, parchment paper in one hand, foil in the other. This information is a lifesaver. I will try changing plain old baking soda into washing soda and see how my colors turn out from dyeing them. This is my first time participating.
It also works great on getting mildew smells out of towels.
One can clean up from a mess like that with almost anything (baking soda, vinegar, surface wipes, bleach, etc.)
So we would need to have an indicator as to when to stop the heating process. Once you know the differences between the 2 sodas, you’ll be able to tell in no time. Does your eczema get better or worse when you swim in the sea? Hope that helps clarify, and thanks for stopping by! I posted about your blog hop here: Thanks!!!
My new dish-washing liquid is cooling on the counter. Agreed, not actually running the reaction, but seems to be not really a chemical change.
Then you can pick up the edges when cooled and pour it into a storage container (I use metal peanut can from Costco peanuts because it’s a good size and comes with a nice plastic lid–or a home food storage can from powdered milk and the like is the same thing, just usually taller than the peanut can). Is it ok for me to link your website? I’ve been meaning to give those a try. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help.
I doubt the latter but…To be safe, I searched this as well, never found an answer.
We buy our baking soda in bulk because it’s a main component of our household cleaning, so it’s very cheap. The charcoal absorbs this in a couple of days, sometimes a little longer. Also, it tends to make lots of dust if you’re stirring it vigorously, so that’s why there’s a warning about inhaling it.
Apology accepted. Thank you!
Is that ok? 15 C. 38 D. 10.
I tried to do a quick search just now but didn’t find anything. It’s not nitpicky at all, I can’t stand mistakes like that either, so I’m a little embarrassed at the typo . :-/. Just remember that washing soda should be handled with care – so wear gloves and don’t breathe it in directly.
I would feel SO MUCH BETTER using one that is. My baking soda is poised above a cookie sheet just now!
I’ve been looking all over the place for washing soda so that I could make homemade laundry detergent, so this post is just what I’ve needed!
Ican use baking soda (for odors) in the refrigerator, to create washing soda? Hello! Thanks Sarah!
I posted two “tips”, one from my archive and one I did today. The light produced by signs using neon gas results from electrons that are.
A chemical A is used for the preparation of washing soda to recover ammonia. Washing soda has a pH value of 11, and the pH value of baking soda is around 8. Hi Sara I’m new to your blog and am from South Africa.
I had been wondering why the “baking” (not) soda here looked more grainy, and far too often left a salty taste in my baking. I told you it was simple!
Thanks for sharing your tip! That’s it! My daughter and her friends shared your site with me. I have a quick question.
Do you know if this would work and how much I’d need?
However, it’s very caustic and not edible. Generally, what happens to the rate of dissolution for a solid solute when you change from stirring a solution to not stirring it? As for me I have to drive over 40 miles to a bigger store to find it.
That’s a great question, Kathleen!
Haha kids , It would be lovely to know YOUR recipe. Just make sure the only ingredient listed is sodium carbonate!
), so please disregard my comment…I’ve gone back and edited it to reflect that. Seems so many things are now offered as synthetic, chemical substitutes, and the average person is no longer aware of the basic, fundamental ingredients that actually work as well or better than the fancy stuff – any usually far cheaper.
Also, the BEST thing I’ve used for refrigerator odors (and we’re talking failed-fridge-on-vacation-come-home-to-nasty-awful-stuff type of odors) is charcoal (WITHOUT LIGHTER FLUID ALREADY IN IT!!!!!!!) Thanks for the awesome tip! Washing tips. —> can anyone corroborate this with scientific facts? I am going to try and use the uncoagulated detergent anyway – as I have a lot of time invested into this little project! I’ve had times where I couldn’t find it anywhere, and others where it was all over the place, LOL. I’ve even used it in the barbeque for candle making so I don’t waste it. No kidding! However, I live in Spain and have just realised that I have been using washing soda to bake with, because they more or less don’t bake here, and if they do, they don’t use baking soda!!!
I use vinegar with lavender essential in it for fabric softener.
All of the grocery stores in my area carry Washing Soda right next to the Borax and Fels Naptha bar soap (the 3 ingredients for making laundry detergent).
I’ve been making my own laundry soap for 3 years. Sometimes its sold out when I get there. I love this. Head bowed in gratitude for what will be with me the rest of my life. Great tip, Sarah. The process is really simple. With the “recycling” concept in mind, I did try to recycle my old “fridge baking soda” as others have mentioned and it doesn’t seem to make a difference with in the final product, the odors probably disappear with the heat and evaporation.
I can easily get Washing Soda at my local Walmart – but I cannot pay for it with my food stamps like I can with white vinegar.
2. See how the baking soda likes to clump together, and the washing soda is more flat and spread out? That is seriously the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time! You do sound very sciencey .
thank you for this very informative post. Your Homemade Laundry Soap MIGHT Be Ruining Your Laundry!
And there’s a dishwasher detergent recipe in this post: http://naturesnurtureblog.com/2012/02/07/greener-household-cleaners/, I have been experimenting with the “baking Sodium Bicarbonate into “Sodium Carbonate” procedure for a little while… I have 2 potential tips and/or questions . I saw online that u can find washing soda at ACE Hardware.
I just found your blog today and love it!
I can’t find store-brand washing soda, and because I do my very best to avoid the bad companies that do animal testing (like Arm & Hammer), I love that I can make washing soda now, reducing waste and at least letting ME be cruelty-free. That makes it more cost effective to make than to buy Washing Soap IF one can find it.
Just heat your oven to 400 F (or 200 C), sprinkle some baking soda on a shallow pan, and bake it for about half hour, until it changes composition. I’m not particularly science minded so have a gazillion things to learn still. I ask because i cooked some baking soda, and now whatever i have made heats up when water is added to it (i guess its called heat of solution?). It is listed as “Arm & Hammer 3kg So Clean Laundry Detergent”. The sales clerks can put their finger on anything immediately among all the piles of stuff and will gladly order something if it is not in stock. , Thank you….I get the big bags of A&H Baking Soda at the wholesale warehouse thinking I can use it in all my cleaning recipes….now I can! Describe how washing soda is produced starting from sodium chloride (common salt). Now I can buy that huge bag from the bulk distributor and make it. They make a Spa liquid for home use.
The water and carbon dioxide just bake off during the heating process.
My response to the other commenter (Barbara) was actually wrong.